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2012 Kelso Handicap (G2)

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Date/Track:
9/29/2012, Belmont Park
Post Time:
4:04 PM ET
Distance:
1 mile (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:35.25

What the Nation is saying about the 2012 Kelso Handicap (G2)...

Will the 2011 Preakness winner's last race be in the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs or the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct?Read More
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  • digidot · I would love to see how Groupie Doll would fair against Shack · 186 days ago ·
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  • mkstorm · Shack seems to run well at Churchill, but he has won only one race beyond a mile. He'll probably face stiffer competition in the Cigar Mile, but he's never ducked competition before. So I think he should try the Cigar Mile. He'd love to see him win his last race. · 185 days ago ·
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Shackleford looks to buck the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile trend and be the first favorite to conquer the Dirt Mile. Read More
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  • GypsyRose · Haha hilton.tynes- I read your post a couple days ago and thought- watch Tapizar win now :) · 199 days ago ·
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  • ScottDick · Shout out to Hilton for calling Tapizar. I just didn't see it! · 197 days ago ·
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Shackleford has the muscle of a hall of fame boxer, the face of a model, and the heart of a Champion...Read More
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  • Capper · I'm always wrong about Shackleford, we're like oil & water. He's shown the ability to survive torrid pace duals & come out the other side no worse for wear, where others in here have not, so looks like I'm going to be including him in my bets. · 201 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · This track will help his style tremendously. If he cannot win here, with that help, he is running too high · 201 days ago ·
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You have to love Shackleford. Every time this horse runs, he never quits. He could be the next Forego, if that is possible.
On Super Saturday at Belmont Park, Jersey Town gave his connections a SUPER performance in the grade II Kelso Stakes to stamp his ticket to the “Golden State” for the grade I Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.Read More
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  • AndyScoggin · Shackleford looked unusually calm and not sweaty in the paddock before the race. I think he was not quite right for whatever reason(s). · 234 days ago ·
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  • Capper · I don't see Jersey Town taking his game on the road around 2 turns. I thought Shackleford ran well considering he was scratched last time he was entered & ran poorly before that. Especially considering there was moisture in the track & most are of the assumption he can't handle those type of tracks. · 231 days ago ·
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Tapizar and Shackleford will duel up front and To Honor and Serve will pick up the peices and win.
Nagging foot issues have limited Jersey Town’s schedule in recent years, but trainer Barclay Tagg said the 6-year-old is entering Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap in the best shape since he won the 2010 Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap.Read More
  • Mary Z. · I wouldn't mind if Trickmeister pulled the upset today. I like THAS, too. · 234 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · that one would have to reach DEEP inside himself to pull it off. Saw him in the flesh before he broke his knee, at 3, and was impressed. Trickmeister could do it if unpressured but ONLY if he runs to the 4th line back also at Belmontd · 234 days ago ·
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Jersey Town picked the right time to snap a nearly two-year losing streak, earning a trip to the Breeders’ Cup with a come-from-behind, 3 ½-length upset of the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park.Read More
Shackleford and To Honor and Serve, a pair of 4-year-olds who were respectively first and third in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap in May, will renew their rivalry on Saturday in the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park.Read More
Multiple Grade 1 winners Shackleford and To Honor and Serve highlight the likely contenders for the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap, to be contested at a mile on the main track.Read More
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  • jay s. · Shackleford has a huge heart! I'm predicting his effort to be a neck better than To Honor and Serve. To Honor and Serve showed TREMENDOUS fight in the Woodward, but I have to stick with my main man Shackleford for the Dirt Mile. · 243 days ago ·
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  • Floridaf · On September 23, Coil handily worked 5 furlongs in 1.00:40 (4/52) at Santa Anita. · 240 days ago ·
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Trainer Dale Romans, who has already has established a personal record for single-season North American earnings in 2012, will have multiple chances to take down additional lucrative prizes over the next two weeks at Belmont Park as he has Shackleford set for the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap and...Read More
Trainer Bill Mott confirmed Royal Delta for the Grade 1 Beldame Invitational and said To Honor and Serve could compete in the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap after the pair posted separate breezes on Sunday at Belmont Park.Read More
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  • BrianZipse · Sounds like the Dirt Mile might be Mott's preference. · 247 days ago ·
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  • rafirox · Fits better in the dirt mile. · 247 days ago ·
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